I now all the news in Herkimer is centered on the shootings and I understand. But from what I hear most of the people who work there did not get paid on Fiday. Also people who had there checks got called and were told not to cash them. Also some one who complained got fired? What gives, some one in the news please look into this.

My sister has been working there for years she said it has gone to crap once the top exec left now I know why because they saw this coming and did Not want to be involved with it! I don't blame them. Yes its true she couldn't cash her check!!!

if the health benefits weren't paid for a month or two, employees would have started getting cancellation notices and that would have tipped them off.

What I know about the IRS and payroll taxes as far as businesses go, you gotta get WAY behind on them before they step in to seize accounts like this. If they are behind on payroll taxes, its probably a year or longer they haven't paid them. And that means the execs who jumped ship last year were partly responsible for it. Not good.

Ralph and Nest were escorted out of the building exactly 5 months ago, don't want it to seem like they left a year ago and it all went to hell. This is exactly what happened at MVNH and the only way they were able to get the IRS to release the bank accounts was by filing bankruptcy. Ralph and Nest are to blame and the Board is just as much to blame for allowing this to go on. The good part about taxes withheld from employees paychecks is that Board Members are personally reliable for paying them so the funds could come from their personal bank accounts if they aren't careful.

Ralph and Nest were escorted out of the building exactly 5 months ago, don't want it to seem like they left a year ago and it all went to hell. This is exactly what happened at MVNH and the only way they were able to get the IRS to release the bank accounts was by filing bankruptcy. Ralph and Nest are to blame and the Board is just as much to blame for allowing this to go on. The good part about taxes withheld from employees paychecks is that Board Members are personally reliable for paying them so the funds could come from their personal bank accounts if they aren't careful.

personally reliable? No, how about personally responsible, and that also is not true. Guaranteed the board had Directors and Officers insurance that would cover claims against them unless there was fraud involved.

BTW, bankruptcy does not stop the IRS and taxes being overdue. They must have reached an agreement with the IRS in order to release the bank accounts.

Shit my English got ripped up!D&O will not cover because there is fraud involved as there was the last time this happened to them.Bankruptcy doesn't stop the IRS but they will be pre-petition and they will agree to release the accounts after filing as they always do.

correct.

D&O insurance would not cover specific insured individuals if those individuals were part of the fraud or other illegal activities.

As far as the IRS goes, there is a famous political pollster locally who's business fell about $300K behind on payroll taxes, interest and penalties before they finally seized accounts. Shit hits the fan come payday when people can't get paid.

This is so sad for those employees of Folts Home. Who will pay their (employees) bills while they are waiting for their checks. WKTV was called, but I didnt hear anything on the news. Perhaps everyone should start calling board members?

This is so sad for those employees of Folts Home. Who will pay their (employees) bills while they are waiting for their checks. WKTV was called, but I didnt hear anything on the news.Perhaps everyone should start calling board members?

<quoted text>thank you. it is high time the newspaper took a hard look at the scandal at the Folts Home! this has been going on for months and now with paychecks being suspended the S is really hitting the fan.this is a grave situation that is impacting the care provided to residents!we can't believe this has not been in the papers already esp. with the Telegram office just one block away from our facility.

The Telegram is owned by Gatehouse so most of the time they just rehash news from the AP.

Agreed, this is a story that needs to get out there and the NYS Dept of Health should also be involved since they oversee and license nursing homes and long term care facilities.

<quoted text>The Telegram is owned by Gatehouse so most of the time they just rehash news from the AP.Agreed, this is a story that needs to get out there and the NYS Dept of Health should also be involved since they oversee and license nursing homes and long term care facilities.

NYS IS aware of these problems and is investigating.

if the newspaper or the TV station called the state and asked they would find this to be the case.

radio station WIBX 950 AM at www.wibx950.com did a great job covering the shooting and they would look into the Folts Home if they knew about it

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